XYZ Racing Drag Racing Coilovers — Mitsubishi EVO4-6 4WD 1997-2001

The EVO4-6 4WD’s launch off the line is a fight against its own drivetrain: four driven wheels, a centre differential splitting torque front and rear, and a 4G63T turbo four that delivers its shove in a spike rather than a curve. XYZ Racing’s Drag Racing coilovers for the Mitsubishi EVO4-6 4WD (1997-2001, chassis code MT18) are built around a single job – 0-400m runs where the difference between a clean launch and a fishtailing one comes down to how much weight sits over which axle in the first tenth of a second.

Rather than chasing mid-corner balance, this kit is set up to shift static weight rearward under launch and hold the rear contact patches into the tarmac long enough for the drivetrain to hook up. That’s a different brief to a road or circuit spec, and the geometry and spring rates here reflect it.

What this coilover does for your 1997-2001 Mitsubishi EVO4-6 4WD

Set the front and rear ride height apart and the EVO4-6 squats rearward under power, transferring load onto the rear contact patches at the exact moment the all-wheel-drive system is trying to put power down through all four corners. That extra vertical load increases tyre compression against the road surface, which is what actually converts torque into forward motion rather than wheelspin. Less idle spin off the line means less of the run spent waiting for the tyre to hook up and more of it spent accelerating. On a 4WD platform like the EVO4-6, where torque is already split fore-and-aft through a centre diff, getting the weight transfer right at launch matters more than outright ride comfort or mid-corner poise – this kit is calibrated for that trade-off rather than trying to do both jobs at once.

About the Drag Racing coilover

The Drag Racing coilover is built specifically around 0-400m straight-line runs, and it works the same way whether it’s fitted to a front-wheel-drive, rear-wheel-drive or, as here, a four-wheel-drive car. Ride height front and rear is set independently so the car’s static weight distribution can be biased toward whichever end is doing the driving the instant the throttle goes down. On the EVO4-6, that means loading the rear under launch so the driven wheels compress harder into the road surface rather than breaking traction. The result is less idle wheelspin at the moment of launch and a more stable car as it accelerates through the run, instead of a chassis still hunting for grip while the driver tries to hold a straight line. It’s a single-purpose setup, not a daily-driving or circuit-handling compromise, and the adjustment range reflects that focus on launch weight transfer over cornering balance.

Fitment for the Mitsubishi EVO4-6 4WD (1997-2001)

This kit is built for the Mitsubishi EVO4-6 4WD, chassis code MT18, covering the 1997 to 2001 model years – the Lancer Evolution IV, V and VI generation. Confirm your car sits within this chassis and year span before ordering; the four-wheel-drive drivetrain and launch characteristics this kit addresses are specific to this platform.

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Configure the ride height and spring settings for your EVO4-6 4WD below to match this kit to your car’s launch setup.